Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Portugal is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0011 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Portugal 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.001 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -31.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -51.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Portugal?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Portugal was 0.0001 ha per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.